A benefit to celebrate the senator’s ‘moderation’ is something straight out of Hollywood fiction.
Letters
Letters to the editor of the Sun Journal.
It’s time for older Maine leaders to pass the torch | Letter
Sen. Susan Collins and Gov. Janet Mills have served our state well, but it’s time for some fresh voices and perspectives.
Maxwell’s prison transfer sends a message | Letter
President Trump’s Department of Justice has transferred a woman out of the facility with Ghislaine Maxwell after she criticized her being there as a sex offender in an interview. The woman has been sent to another facility with violent offenders. You can’t criticize Trump’s sex offenders now. Paul Bacon Hallandale Beach, Fla.
Canadians have too much to lose by joining the US | Letter
I see value in a union into one country. The United States could access Canada’s vast resources and Canadians could access U.S. markets. But, parts of Canada joining the U.S. is not the right approach. Canada is the pragmatic democracy that the U.S. has always yearned to be. United States freedoms are not actually protected. […]
Think carefully before voting on Question 1 | Letter
I was dismayed to see that many commenters on the Aug. 21 story “Mainers like absentee voting. Question 1 would make that option harder” failed to grasp the story’s main point. That was summarized in its subheading: “The November referendum has been framed around requiring voter ID, but it also includes a host of changes […]
We’ve seen this unsettling story before | Letter
The similarities between what’s currently going on in this country and the World War II era are striking.
Voter ID referendum includes dangerous changes | Letter
I support voter ID. Although a voter is already required to show ID to register to vote, I still believe in double checking at the time of the election. Unfortunately, the voter ID referendum includes dangerous changes. It requires two volunteers (one Republican, one Democrat) to unlock and empty absentee ballot drop boxes and deliver […]
The Sea Dogs struck out with this decision | Letter
On Aug. 23, I attended a Sea Dogs game in Portland with my family. I’m no stranger to baseball, the great American pastime, as both of my children have participated in Portland Little League since they were age 4. I’ve attended countless Sea Dogs games, where it is customary to play the national anthem before […]
Making voting more difficult equals voter suppression | Letter
I am writing on Question 1 (Maine’s voter ID referendum), which would place new restrictions on the absentee voting relied on by 45% of Mainers and 62% of Maine seniors. The Aug. 21 article in the Portland Press Herald states “thirty-six states require some form of identification.” “Some form” is not photo ID, yet this […]
Journalist killings in Gaza deserve condemnation | Letter
Stand up, editors, and be counted! You really should write a strong editorial condemning the killing of over 200 working journalists in Gaza and the refusal of Israel to allow international journalists to cover the facts on the ground — facts that Palestinian working journalists are dying for in order to present them to their […]